21 CFR 20.33
§ 20.33 Form or format of response.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 20.33, § 20.33 Form or format of response, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/83313
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(a) The Food and Drug Administration shall make reasonable efforts to provide a record in any requested form or format if the record is readily reproducible by the agency in that form or format.
(b) If the agency determines that a record is not readily reproducible in the requested form or format, the agency may notify the requester of alternative forms and formats that are available. If the requester does not express a preference for an alternative in response to such notification, the agency may provide its response in the form and format of the agency's choice.
(c) Response letters shall contain contact information for the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Public Liaison and the Office of Government Information Services.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.